Fish and Wildlife Technician - CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Stockton office
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Bay Delta office in Stockton has one permanent, full time Fish and Wildlife Technician position available.
Job Description and Duties:
The Fish and Wildlife Technician works with a group of boat operators, technicians, and scientists who are sampling fish and invertebrates in San Francisco Bay and the Delta as part the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) for the San Francisco Estuary. The IEP is a large, multi-agency program that studies the bay and delta. Most of the sampling is done with fishing nets that are towed from Department of Fish and Wildlife vessels. These vessels range from 24' to 46' and all use hydraulics to deploy and retrieve fishing nets. The Fish and Wildlife Technician will assist in the sampling by handling fishing nets and other sampling gear (water quality instruments, benthic samplers, etc.), operating smaller power vessels (under 35'), trailering smaller boats, sorting, measuring, and handling fish and invertebrates, and occasionally recording sample information on data sheets.
Additional tasks include repair and maintenance of vessels, trailers, nets, and other sampling equipment and preparing sampling gear for field work. Includes repairing and construction of various fishing nets.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts several large IEP studies in the bay and delta, including work on Striped Bass, White and Green Sturgeon, Delta Smelt, Longfin Smelt and the food web for these and other species of interest.
In order to be eligible for this position, you must either be transfer eligible or take and pass the Fish and Wildlife Technician Exam Bulletin.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement (PDF).
CalCareers Job Announcement: JC-496071 Fish and Wildlife Technician
Salary Range: $3,999.00 - $5,196.00 per Month
Position #: 565-323-0916-016
Work Location: San Joaquin County (Stockton)
Final Filing Date: 10/31/2025